Akagawa Surname

54,189th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Akagawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akagawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan9,3041:13,7411,735
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Akagawa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Akagawa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Akagawa is found most frequently in Japan. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akagawa? popularity and diffusion

Akagawa is the 54,189th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 775,271 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Akagawa reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

This surname is most frequent in Japan, where it is held by 9,304 people, or 1 in 13,741. In Japan it is most frequent in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 12 percent reside, Aichi Prefecture, where 10 percent reside and Akita Prefecture, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Japan it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Akagawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Akagawa are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

Akagawa earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 73.14% more than the national average, earning $74,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akaangawa881/
Okagawa86208/
Akegawa8660/
Akagava861/
Hakogawa80103/
Ohkagawa805/
Akangawoy751/
Okegawa711,337/
Okagava719/
Akagova712/
Akegava712/
Akhagova676/
Aquegawa673/
Uokogawa671/
Akagaver671/
Akaangave6321/
Akaagaver631/
Akaugobi533/
Accagave531/
Okoogewa531/
Akaghobi531/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akagawa
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